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Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Overview
AtkinsRéalis is a leading global engineering and design consultancy offering the opportunity to grow your career while reshaping the world. As part of the Building Design Practice, you'll join a collaborative and expanding team of Vertical Transportation specialists delivering innovative lift and escalator solutions across the UK and internationally. Working on projects spanning Aviation, Cities & Development, Defence, Education, Energy, Government, and Transportation, you'll gain exposure to a diverse and exciting portfolio of high-profile developments.
This role is flexible and can be based on any UK office and offers the opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and through AtkinsRéalis' Global Design Centre. You'll work both autonomously, under your own initiative and in a client-facing capacity and within international project teams, managing a varied portfolio of projects while developing your technical expertise within a prominent building design consultancy. AtkinsRéalis invests heavily in employee development, providing tailored career progression, exposure to landmark projects, opportunities to enhance digital capabilities, and the chance to become a recognised specialist in your field. The practice is committed to embracing emerging digital technologies and seeks professionals who can combine strong technical knowledge with innovation, customer focus, and the ability to contribute to the growth of a modern, digitally enabled engineering business.
This opportunity is available across multiple UK office locations.
Your role
- Lead the design and specification of vertical transportation systems (lifts and escalators) for commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.
- Prepare technical reports, design calculations, specifications, and tender documentation.
- Conduct feasibility studies, traffic review, performance assessments, site surveys, and commissioning activities.
- Coordinate with architects, structural engineers, and multidisciplinary teams to integrate VT systems into building designs.
- Review and approve contractor submissions, shop drawings, and equipment selections.
- Provide technical guidance and subject matter expertise, including steering and managing large and diverse delivery teams locally and remotely to internal teams across the Buildings & Places practice.
- Manage client, supplier, and regulatory stakeholder relationships to ensure project objectives and compliance requirements are achieved.
- Stay current with industry regulations, standards, and emerging technologies while contributing to project delivery and technical excellence.
Location
Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-166309
Salary range
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About you
- Degree-qualified in Engineering, completed a lift-industry apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3/4, or possess equivalent lift and escalator engineering experience.
- Proven experience in vertical transportation design across a range of building types within a consultancy or similar environment.
- Strong knowledge of lift and escalator technologies, control systems, safety standards, and traffic simulation/evaluation tools (e.g., Elevate).
- Working knowledge of UK legislation, Building Regulations, CIBSE Guide D, BS EN 81, BS EN 115, accessibility requirements, fire and evacuation lift provisions, CDM regulations, and relevant client and sector-specific standards.
- Accreditation and recent experience for safe access and egress to lift car tops and lift pits (EOR 202).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Strong evaluative, problem-solving, and innovative mindset, with a commitment to continuous improvement and digital transformation.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and working collaboratively with consultants and other stakeholders.
- Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status is desirable but not essential. We welcome candidates actively pursuing professional registration and committed to ongoing professional development.
- Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK and internationally, and to obtain security clearance if required.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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